Dragons retained the Super Series T20 trophy in sunny Oak Hill with an eight runs victory over the Typhoons in the winner-take-all deciding game of the series.

Dragons won the toss and chose to bat and Sophie Reid and Alana Dalzell gave them another solid start with 51 for the first wicket.

Captain Orla Prendergast didn’t last long, caught off Aimee Maguire who was the pick of the Typhoons bowlers, conceding just 15 runs in her four overs.

But Leah Paul stayed to the end of the innings, bringing up her 50 in the last over and hitting nine fours in her 36-ball innings.

Although the Dragons bowlers all conceded at least six runs an over, the Typhoons were always just behind the clock with Alice Tector getting them close.

They needed 17 off the last over from Prendergast but managed only eight.